| City of license | Newport, Rhode Island |
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| Broadcast area | Newport and Providence, Rhode Island |
| Branding | Radio Newport |
| Frequency | 105.9 MHz |
| First air date | December 2001[1] |
| Format | Jazz/Freeform |
| ERP | 50 watts |
| HAAT | 42.3 meters |
| Class | L1 |
| Facility ID | 123581 |
| Callsign meaning | "X marks the spot for High Quality programming"[1] |
| Owner | Newport Music Arts Association |
| Website | http://www.radionewport.org/ |
WXHQ-LP (105.9 FM, "Radio Newport") is a non-commercial radio station licensed to the community of Newport, Rhode Island. The station serves Newport and the greater Providence, Rhode Island, area.[2] The station is owned and operated by the Newport Music Arts Association, a non-profit organization.[3] It airs a Jazz/Freeform format that, according to the station's website, includes "jazz, blues, r&b, bossa nova, Afro-Cuban, lounge, soul, funk, reggae, ska, electronic, downtempo, acid-jazz, surf, world, country, folk, and even occasionally some rock".[4][5] The music played is almost exclusively instrumental and the station has a policy against playing songs featuring English language vocals.[1]
The station has been assigned the WXHQ-LP call letters by the Federal Communications Commission since May 31, 2001.[6] This is the first FCC-licensed low-power FM station in the state of Rhode Island.[7] WXHQ-LP is also the first public radio station licensed to Newport.[8]
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The WXHQ-LP studios are located on in a small office on Marlborough Street.[1] The station's transmitter is located atop the Hotel Viking on Bellvue Avenue in downtown Newport.[9] This transmitter site includes a rooftop container garden used to promote sustainable agriculture and green living by collecting rainwater and growing food.[10]
Other community involvement activities of WXHQ-LP include providing music programming for the annual Newport Island Moving Co. dance festival[11], broadcasting the Newport Jazz Festival[3], and serving as a contributing sponsor each year for the Newport International Film Festival.[12]
On October 29, 2007, the FCC issued a $250 Notice of Apparent Liability for Forfeiture for WXHQ-LP to licensee Newport Music Arts Association.[13] The fine was levied because the station failed to file a timely license renewal application and did not provide an explanation for the late filing. The standard fine of $3000 was reduced because the licensee did file a renewal application before the actual expiration of the broadcast license.
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